gas welln.
/ˈɡas ˌwɛl/, U.S. /ˈɡæs ˈwɛl/ A well or shaft drilled into rock strata, from which natural gas is obtained. Cf. oil well n.
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1844 Western Jrnl. Med. & Surg. Apr. 374 But a more recent exhibition of this phenomenon is to be seen in the Gas-wells, a short description of which I will now proceed to give.
1899 Bull. N.Y. State Mus. 6 465 Reporters who..passed hurriedly to the conclusion that it was the greatest gas well ever found in the world.
1938 Pop. Mech. Nov. 643/1 A gas well in Louisiana, which was brought from 1,512,000 cubic feet per day to 7,020,000..by acidifying.
1983 H. G. Boardman & W. D. Montgomery Nat. Gas Markets after Deregulation ii. 6/2 To bring a particular gas field into production, it is necessary to drill and equip gas wells.
2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 17 Oct. a6/4 Shale wells were until recently more expensive and difficult to exploit than traditional gas wells.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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